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Cardiovascular Disease Decreasing Among Adults with Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Two CDC studies say adults with diabetes report they are doing better at the vital job of monitoring their blood sugar, and fewer say they’ve developed cardiovascular disease.

Glycemic Control Reduces Risk of Strokes and Heart Attacks Dramatically

Posted: Friday, November 02, 2007

A retrospective analysis of 69,418 patients with diabetes showed that elevated A1C levels were statistically significantly associated with higher risk of macrovascular events.

Vitamin E Can Cut Heart Disease Risk in Diabetics

Posted: Friday, October 26, 2007

Supplements of vitamin E may counteract complications in type-2 diabetics linked to an increased risk of heart disease.

People with Bad Personal Relationships Have a 34% Increased Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

Posted: Thursday, October 18, 2007

A new prospective cohort study shows that negative aspects of a close relationship--such as not confiding and not getting emotional support--can increase the risk of coronary events for both men and women.

Raised Blood Pressure/BMI in Midlife Predicts Heart Failure in Later Life

Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

Raised blood pressure (BP) and excess body mass index (BMI) in middle age increases the risk of heart failure in later life, a new study suggests.

Actos Showed Improvement in Diabetes and Macrovascular Disease

Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2007

Long-term therapy with pioglitazone in patients with cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes not only reduces risk of death, myocardial infarction, or stroke, but it also has favourable effects on lipid markers in patients on statin therapy.

EASD: IDF Recommends Tighter Control of Post-Meal Blood Glucose Levels

Posted: Thursday, October 04, 2007

IDF issued the new global guideline for diabetes care which includes the management of postmeal glucose. The guideline emphasizes that people with diabetes should have their blood glucose levels closely monitored after meals in order to optimize diabetes control and reduce the risk of complications, particularly cardiovascular disease.

EASD: ACTOS Shows A 38 Percent Lower Risk of Heart Attack

Posted: Thursday, September 27, 2007

New research, including two studies presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), further support the cardiovascular safety of ACTOS (pioglitazone HCI) and its benefits regarding improved blood glucose and blood lipid levels for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Triglycerides in the Diabetic Heart Explains Development of Heart Failure

Posted: Friday, September 21, 2007

This study strongly suggests that accumulation of myocardial triglyceride is at least a marker of early cardiac dysfunction in patients with insulin resistance.

Perindopril/Indapamide for All Type 2's?

Posted: Thursday, September 13, 2007

If the benefits seen in the study were applied to just half the population with diabetes worldwide, more than a million deaths would be avoided over five years.